Is what a trashy Marcia Willet novel called it, and an equally trashy Sophie Kinsella one as well. What tosh, I thought.
Apparently not. It's a debilitating thing, guilt. Keeps alive the past, shuts out the future, clouds the present. And the only way to obliterate it is to either let go, or rearrange the past.
Oh well.
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Guilt is regret for what we've done
Regret is guilt for what we didn't do
The good thing about guilt is that tells you you're still human.
The bad thing is that it's not just a mistake, which can be avoided in future.
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Sure, we'll meet. At heritage this sunday? or elsewhere?
Quite an enigmatic post. Time heals almost everything in the end.
@Rhapsody-writer:
I like the quote; who is it? (I'm too lazy to google.)
Heritage sounds good. :)
@gautam:
Weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning?
:)
I follow Keats' vision of the silver pinions of hope. :-)
@gautam:
Actually, I agree. That is as beautiful, or more.
But tell me, is it because my comment is from the Bible? :D
The same document which has the immortal lines "Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live"?
And which puts into the mouth of God the Son the words "Let him come to me who hates his father, mother and entire family?"
And which mandates the Israelites to destroy Midian, kill all the men and rape all the women?
Er, forgive me. Too much Dawkins. :p
@ Parivrajak, I suppose the sub-heading of the blog is from the Keat's poem?
Also, is guilt always a bad thing? Which is what you seem to be saying in your post (is it?). If that is what you're saying, I wouldn't agree. Or rather I would disagree 'partially'. Sound familiar? ;)
@Gautam
Nice quotes :)
Haven't really read Dawkins, but I've surfed a few of these virulently anti-bible websites. Quite entertaining actually! Although I really must read the bible one of these days to judge for myself.
@verun:
Yes, it's from To Hope. Gautam reminded me of it. :)
And yes, I'd say guilt is a bad thing, if it coulds your ability to think straight, which it almost invariably does. If it were to only serve the purpose of realising that something has gone wrong, then it is all right; that is not always the case.
Though, I s'pose that is not guilt's fault. :)
@gautam:
Hm. I s'pose the Bible does say all of that, and it's not just interpretation? Because I've heard the Mahabharata and the Gita, etc. all interpreted unfavourably (to them), and also the Hind Swaraj (heh. We had that in class. :)).
As Verun says, must read for self.
Yes, it does. In so many words. Read the King James version, if you can. At least the quality of writing is a distraction. :-)
So does the Qu'ran, incidentally. There is a passage regarding the Jews which is most disturbing. It is best interpreted in context - but unfortunately, that is not permitted.
On the Mahabharata - the difference is that it is not a document in accordance with which you are expected, nay, required to live your life, and to whose dictates you are required to conform to. Even The Gita is different in that respect, inasmuch as it does not compel obedience.
Was too lazy to google meself!!!
just popped into my head when I read your thoughts....no idea who said it...
what time by the way???
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